…by Jenny / from Thailand / studying Medicine / 1st Year (UG) Welcome Week is one of those things that feels never-ending yet brief. For me, the amount of people I was meeting seemed infinite; yet between trying to build up my confidence, grabbing freebies in George Square and nights out, I just couldn’t find […]

…by Charis / from England / studying Medicine / 4th Year (UG) Despite the slightly misleading name, Edinburgh University Musical Medics is not just a society for medical students! It is in fact an orchestra and choir open to students of all degree subjects who together raise money for medical charities through music. As a […]

…by Clarissa / from Indonesia / studies Nursing / 1st Year of PhD December is absolutely my favourite month of the year! I love it because it’s the month when we can have Christmas or New Year celebrations with our loved ones. With the holidays are around the corner, we students may feel overwhelmed as we […]

… a poem by Emma / from Leeds / studies Medicine / 4th year (UG) Walking through cobbled streets, A view of the castle in sight, An artisan coffee in one hand, Battered textbooks, heirlooms from my predecessors, in the other. The winter wind licks my cheeks, I scramble up the stairs into Teviot, Find […]